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DCO KARACHI STARTS ANTI POLIO CAMPAIGN

Karachi. Jan 26: About 527 teams of vaccinators will administer oral polio vaccination in over 2.7 million children below 5 years of age during 3 day anti polio vaccination campaign in Karachi.

Over five thousand health workers will take part in the campaign which is extendable if the target is not achieved in the scheduled time.

This was stated by District Coordination Officer Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed while talking to media representatives at the launch of the polio vaccination drive by administering polio drops to children in Civic Center on Wednesday. The DCO also addressed a meeting on this occasion which was attended by town health and municipal officers and representatives of World Health Organization, UNICEF and NGOs. EDO Health Dr. Nasir Javed, EDO E&IP Dr. Saif-ur-Rehman, EDO Education Ibrahim Kanbhar and other city government officers were also present on this occasion.

The meeting discussed and finalized the strategies to make the polio eradication campaign successful.

Speaking on this occasion, DCO Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed said that Pakistan is still among those four countries where polio virus exists, therefore all possible measures should be taken for eradication of this virus and to make our country polio free.

He said that city government will try its best to achieve the target during the current campaign. A total of 284 health centers have been set up in different areas of city to provide the facility of oral anti polio vaccination.

DCO Karachi said that the THO of the concerned town has the main responsibility to make the campaign successful in their town with the cooperation of Town Municipal Officer, adding that written complain will be forwarded to government against the town health officer who would not fulfill his duty.

He said that the katchi abadies and rural areas will be focused more during the campaign. He also appealed to citizens of Karachi to take this campaign seriously and ensure oral anti polio vaccination in all children below 5 years of age.

This was also decided in the meeting that the Director Private Schools will appoint focal person for administering oral anti polio drops who would also coordinate with the DDO Revenue and union council secretary for the campaign.

EDO Health Dr. Nasir Javed and representative of WHO and town municipal Officers also gave briefing about their respective areas during the meeting.
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